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- ↑ "Pimp C Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Pimp C Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
